Ship engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$63.80 per hour

$132,690 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$61.11 per hour

$127,110 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$47.76 per hour

$99,340 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$37.14 per hour

$77,260 per year

10th percentile

Starting level ship engineer earnings begin at:

$24.17 per hour

$50,270 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Ship engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
New York $99,340
Texas $99,060
Washington $99,040
Alaska $99,000
Mississippi $98,850
South Carolina $95,200
Massachusetts $92,500
Missouri $91,760
New Jersey $90,760
California $89,390
Oregon $89,260
Louisiana $81,460
Florida $80,940
Indiana $80,580
Virginia $80,010
Kentucky $79,620
Illinois $78,830
Tennessee $78,510
Michigan $75,620
Pennsylvania $74,730
Georgia $73,520
Connecticut $64,160
Hawaii $62,300
Minnesota $60,770
Maine $53,320
North Carolina $50,110
Alabama $39,280
Puerto Rico $30,570
Maryland $102,070

How do ship engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Ship engineers earn about the same as related careers in New York. On average, they make less than product safety engineers but more than industrial engineers.

Career Median Salary
Product safety engineer salary $101K
Aerospace engineer salary $102K
Engineer salary $98K
Operations research analyst salary $96K
Civil engineer salary $98K
Ship engineer salary $99K
Water engineer salary $93K
Environmental engineer salary $93K
Mechanical engineer salary $97K
Industrial engineer salary $97K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)